Bacteria grows at an alarming rate of 75% each hour. How many bacteria will there be by the end of the day?

A. 680,634

B. 16,335,198

C. 68,633

D. 680,633

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Kenneth Merritt

13 February, 23:51

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Dyer · Answer 1

Answer is A

I had the same question in a test so yeah.

Furball · Answer 2

Hi.

This is a geometric sequence with the rational of the sequence : 1.75

If you start with 1,

Then U0 = 1

and U24 = 1*1.75^24≈ 680 634

Bacteria grows at an alarming rate of 75% each hour. How many bacteria will there be by the end of the day?A. 680,634B. 16,335,198C. 68,633D. 680,633